Calendar Week of Sunday, October 13, 2024-Saturday, October 19, 2024

Maarten Van Severen, manufactured by Kartell, LCP00 (Low Plastic Chair), designed 2000, manufactured 2003, PMMA and metal

150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection Through Summer 2025

Objects designed by architects celebrate a unique collaboration between the MFAH and the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

13 Oct Sun / 2024

MFAH on the Move | Bilingual Zumba

Activity Cullen Sculpture Garden

11 a.m.—Noon

Meet up at the Museum for free Zumba on Sunday morning with FitMix Communities.
The Red Shoes

Film Caroline Wiess Law Building

5 p.m.—7:15 p.m.

This iconic melodrama, inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen tale, focuses on a young ballerina cast by an obsessive Russian impresario to star in his ballet The Red Shoes.

16 Oct Wed / 2024

Greece Study Abroad Trip | Info Session

Lecture Glassell School of Art

12:30 p.m.—1:15 p.m.

The Glassell Studio School spring 2025 study-abroad course to Greece. Learn about the cultural trip at this information session.

17 Oct Thu / 2024

Drop-in Tour | Boxes, Containers, and Chests

Gallery Talk/Tour Audrey Jones Beck Building

1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.

This tour explores the Museum’s vast array of boxes, containers, jars, chests, and coffers.
Educator Open House | “Grounded in Clay”

Workshop Glassell School of Art

5 p.m.—7 p.m.

This Hearst Foundation program offers educators an exclusive view of Grounded in Clay.
Art Bites | British Paintings from the Blaffer Foundation

Gallery Talk/Tour Audrey Jones Beck Building

6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.

A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.

18 Oct Fri / 2024

Turkish (Ottoman), Barbat Lute, late 19th–early 20th century, wood, ebony, ivory, and mother-of-pearl inlay, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Franci Neely in honor of her son, Andrew Ellingson Beck III.

Tour | Artwork of the Month “Barbat Lute”

Gallery Talk/Tour Caroline Wiess Law Building

1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.

On this guided tour, learn about Barbat Lute.
Happy Hour Friday

Activity Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

5 p.m.—8 p.m.

Happy Hour Friday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
Art Encounters

Activity Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

6 p.m.—8 p.m.

Discover a new art experience at Art Encounters.
Art Bites | Joaquín Torres-García and His Taller

Gallery Talk/Tour Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

6:30 p.m.—7 p.m.

A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.

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